392: Chapter 392 Bamboo Forest Flying Upside Down!

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Lin Chuyan's lotus lantern was still filming.

The crew was originally divided into two groups, A and B, for filming. Today was his last scene at the Prajna Valley scenic spot in the film studio, and then he would have to switch to filming with Group B.

Looking at it now, the progress of both groups was surprisingly fast.

The biggest reason was that the people chosen at the beginning were good; no one was dragging their feet when it came to fight scenes.

Whether it was little Chenxiang, Lin Chuyan, or others, they all had martial arts backgrounds.

This made Director Lin very happy to film.

The most praiseworthy was Lin Chuyan. Don't look at how he was always asking for leave or jumping around on the internet every day... In reality, when he was on set, or in places where people couldn't see, he was seriously studying and filming.

Besides the Lingxi Spear Technique, he had actually managed to master one more thing: wire-fu.

It wasn't that his technique was better than everyone else's, but rather, his movements were cooler than everyone else's...

Where is the logic in that?

Take today's wire-fu scene, for example... This kid had some real ideas.

"Director Lin, for the wires in the bamboo forest, can we design it a bit differently?"

"What do you mean?"

"Forget about the fight scenes. I feel that since they are gods, flying in daily life should be different from light kung fu; don't make it look too much like a martial arts drama." Lin Chuyan simply took paper and pen and drew a sketch for Director Lin and the technical instructor. "Look, here I am facing Guanyin Bodhisattva. Can you let me rise first and hover in the air for a while? That would look more stylish."

Director Lin and the technical instructor didn't speak, continuing to listen to him.

Lin Chuyan drew a little figure in the air and then drew two bamboo stalks: "The look is still me wearing silver armor and holding the three-pointed double-edged spear. Here is the main point—at this moment, I want to do a reverse flight. During the reverse flight, these two bamboo stalks, which were originally closed, should open to let me fly through."

The technical instructor: "Is this reasonable?"

Director Lin had no objections: "You continue."

Lin Chuyan just kept offering ideas: "How could it be unreasonable? Erlang Shen is a god. Moving mountains and filling seas is nothing for him, let alone making bamboo open. Looking cool is all that matters."

He started a new drawing and continued: "After I fly through, these two bamboo stalks should close. Between opening and closing, this is called elegance. To summarize: hover, reverse fly, and finally turn around, then leave."

Director Lin added a point: "That's a bit monotonous. You can have a hand-switching movement with the weapon in your hand."

Actually, Lin Chuyan had thought of that, but he still wanted to give Director Lin face: "Yes, yes, yes, that would be even more elegant."

Director Lin made the decision: "Let's do it!"

It must be said that as Lin Chuyan described and drew, the imagery was very vivid, and Director Lin was very receptive.

Only the technical instructor on the side couldn't help but say, "Director, Teacher Lin Chuyan, this whole sequence, if you want to film it well, the requirements for the actor will be very high. It won't be easy to complete."

Lin Chuyan was noncommittal: "Let's try it."

He had been waiting for this iconic scene for a long time, okay? How could he miss it? It wasn't like no one had ever presented this movement perfectly before.

The technical instructor nodded and went to prepare.

It was difficult, but it was indeed achievable. Let's do it then; if it failed, it would be Lin Chuyan's fault anyway.

Besides, there were only two people in this crew whose words carried weight. Director Lin was a veteran director from CCTV, needless to say; Lin Chuyan was the absolute male lead with a high status, even the director had to give him face on weekdays, not to mention others, who followed his word.

Now that both of them had agreed, what else was there to say? Just do it.

So, that morning, several people began to polish this scene.

Although it was inevitable that some would feel Lin Chuyan was deliberately making things difficult for the staff, disregarding their hard work just to achieve his so-called "best effect"...

But after filming a few takes, everyone was stunned by this scene.

Lin Chuyan gradually adapted during the repeated reverse flights, and the final take was done in one shot.

Rising and being hoisted into mid-air → striking a pose and hovering → flying backward quickly through the bamboo forest → the bamboo on both sides opening and closing → switching hands and putting away the weapon → turning around and flying away rapidly.

The movements were smooth and coherent, fully displaying the might of Erlang Shen.

Elegant, truly elegant.

Master Huang praised from the side: "This kid's legs are really well-trained, his foundation is very stable. The other half will be blessed."

Director Lin clapped his hands gently in front of the monitor: "Silky, too silky! This is what I wanted. It doesn't look like internal energy light kung fu, but flying with magic power."

"Cut! This take is approved!"

Director Lin loved Lin Chuyan more and more: This Lin Chuyan could always create surprises for him.

Originally it was just an ordinary wire-fu scene, flying away was the end of it. But what happened? This kid was ingenious and came up with new tricks.

However, that wasn't quite accurate. Director Lin thought for a moment and finally used four words to describe this "bamboo forest reverse flight", that is: extraordinary.

Director Lin was knowledgeable. He had filmed over a dozen dramas himself, and he had seen countless flying scenes on the market.

But to be mentioned in the same breath as "bamboo forest reverse flight"... there didn't seem to be many.

Lin Chuyan ran to the monitor to watch it with the director and was very satisfied himself.

Very good, another iconic scene recreated.

It wasn't that he was troublesome; this was about shaping the character from different angles. If he wanted everyone to think of him whenever they mentioned Erlang Shen in the future, he had to put in this kind of effort.

He was indeed dedicated to this show and was genuinely studying it seriously.

For those in the market involving wire-fu, he had asked Xia Zhi to download a lot for him when he first started filming. He eventually found that most people had a problem when flying: they would be lifted with a "whoosh" and fly past with a "zoom," looking very fake...

Could it be that "magic flight" didn't need a pre-action?

Lin Chuyan tried it again and again, but ultimately rejected this thought. Because he remembered the Monkey King played by Teacher Liu Xiao Ling Tong, who seemingly had a pre-action before flying as well.

It didn't necessarily have to be a power-generating movement; it could be some kind of "take-off posture."

Therefore, in subsequent practice, he began to add some small movements.

Dropping shoulders, bending the waist, and switching the weapon were all the same principle. The main point was to have a "take-off posture" before doing the action, or to add some spear-spinning movements while maintaining a stable posture during the flight, which would look much more realistic, powerful, and smooth.

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Change, Ao Cunxin, and a group of fairy maidens were also watching.

Generally speaking, as long as the girls were free, they would definitely watch Lin Chuyan's scenes—how could this not be considered "a feast for the eyes"?

Although no one dared to tease Lin Chuyan like they did when filming the drama back then, watching and discussing was definitely a must.

"Have you filmed so many costume dramas, have you seen anyone with better wire-fu than Brother Chuyan?"

"No."

"Absolutely not."

"It's mainly because he's handsome, hehehe."

"My mom asked me a few days ago if Lin Chuyan is as handsome as he is on TV, and I said he's even better-looking than on TV, hahaha."

"I don't know when lotus lantern will finish filming and be broadcast. Erlang Shen with special effects will definitely be even more handsome."

"Why do I feel like it's so stylish just because he switches the three-pointed double-edged spear in his hand..."

"Seriously, that final turn by Brother Chuyan... it's really hard not to love..."

"Sisters, calm down..."

"It's hard to calm down. Speaking of which, Change, you are really a bit ungrateful in the play."

Change: "Who says it isn't..."